| Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1978 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 69414 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 79 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Delvin Williams 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 45 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 30 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 23 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 39 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 24 FG | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 33 FG | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 9 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 16 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 87 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Mark Washington |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| 31 | FB | Norm Bulaich |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 51 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 21 | FS | Rick Volk |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 15 | 26 | 1.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 2 | 275 | 9.2 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 76.4 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 185 | 10.3 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 100.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Andre Tillman | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Alois Blackwell | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Randy White | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Burton Lawless | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ed Jones | 3.0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| A.J. Duhe | 2.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 1.0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1.0 |
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